Ludwig van Beethoven: The Late Quartets Arianna String Quartet

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op127:
• 1Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.127: 1 Maestoso – Allegro (.)06:53
• 2Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.127: II Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Andante con moto – Adagio molto espressivo15:49
• 3Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.127: III Scherzando vivace – Presto08:31
• 4Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.127: IV Finale07:37
• String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131:
• 5Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: I Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo07:21
• 6Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: II Allegro molto vivace03:01
• 7Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: III Allegro moderato00:52
• 8Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: IV Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile14:01
• 9Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: V Presto05:21
• 10Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: VI Adagio quasi un poco andante02:26
• 11Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: VII Allegro07:01
• String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133):
• 12Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): I Adagio, ma non troppo – Allegro13:48
• 13Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): II Presto – L’istesso tempo02:05
• 14Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): III Andante con moto, ma non troppo07:14
• 15Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): IV Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai03:29
• 16Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): V Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo07:17
• 17Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): VI Große Fuge: Overtura – Allegro16:16
• String Quartet in F Major, Op.135:
• 18Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op.135: I Allegretto06:37
• 19Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op.135: II Vivace03:26
• 20Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op.135: III Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo08:14
• 21Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op.135: IV Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß: Grave, ma non troppo tratto (“Muß es sein ?”) – Allegro (“Es muß sein !”)07:03
• String Quartet in A minor, Op.132:
• 22Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132: I Assai sostenuto – Allegro10:02
• 23Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132: II Allegro ma non tanto09:21
• 24Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132: III Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lidischen Tonart Molto, adagio. Andante18:29
• 25Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132: IV Alla Marcia, assai vivace02:22
• 26Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132: IV Alla Marcia, assai vivace07:01
• String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale):
• 27Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): I Adagio, ma non troppo – Allegro13:48
• 28Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): II Presto – L’istesso tempo02:05
• 29Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): III Andante con moto, ma non troppo07:14
• 30Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): IV Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai03:29
• 31Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): V Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo07:16
• 32Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): VI Finale. Allegro09:31
• Total Runtime04:05:00

Info for Ludwig van Beethoven: The Late Quartets

With this set, Centaur completes its traversal of the complete Beethoven String Quartet cycle, performed by the superb St. Louis based Arianna String Quartet. This is one of the truly great Beethoven String Quartet cycles.

Arianna String Quartet

Arianna String Quartet
Hailed for their outstanding musicianship, the Arianna String Quartet has firmly established itself as one of America's finest chamber ensembles. Their performances have been praised for “tonal warmth, fastidious balance…expressive vitality” (Chicago Tribune) and “emotional commitment and fluent virtuosity,” (Pretoria News, South Africa). Formed in 1992, the ASQ garnered national attention by winning the Grand Prize in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, First Prize in both the Coleman and Carmel Chamber Music Competitions, and were Laureates in the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition.

The Arianna Quartet has appeared throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia, with frequent visits to Brazil and South Africa. They have collaborated with many of the world’s finest musicians, including members of the Vermeer, Tokyo, Cleveland and Juilliard Quartets, and their live performances have been heard on National Public Radio’s “Performance Today,” and “Live from Music Mountain”, which broadcasts to 125 stations in the U.S. and to 35 countries. The ASQ has recorded for Albany Records and Urtext Digital Classics, and has a long-term contract with Centaur Records. Their most recent release of the two string quartets of Janácek, which has already received critical acclaim, is now available. (“These performances of the Arianna String Quartet demonstrate how technical excellence, in alliance with imagination and the human heart, can come to create something truly transcendent.” – Fanfare Magazine)

Celebrating their 25th Season, highlights for 2016-17 also include return trips to Brazil for the FEMUSC Festival in Jaragua do Sul, the Barra Mansa Music Festival, and concerts in Rio de Janeiro, as well as live performances on Chicago’s WFMT radio, returns to the Madeline Island Music Camp (WI) and Credo Festival, the completion of their recordings of the complete quartets of Beethoven for Centaur Records, and concerts throughout the United States. The ASQ also looks forward to the continuation of the Arianna Chamber Music Festival, in St. Louis, where they have been full-time faculty at the University of Missouri-St. Louis since 2000. The Arianna Quartet is Ensemble-in-Residence at the Touhill Performing Arts Center in St. Louis, where they present their own series of concerts.

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